Sugar Baby Watermelon
$2.99
Sugar Baby melon seeds produce watermelons that have a thin, hard rind with distinct stripes that become almost black at maturity. The flesh is firm, sweet, almost orange-red, with small, apple-like seeds.
6 in stock
Product Description
Difficulty:
Easy in a greenhouse or cloche, or outdoors in long, warm summers. Somewhat challenging without these conditions.
Timing:
It is essential to start seeds indoors or in a greenhouse 4-6 weeks after the last frost date. Transplant when the plants are 5 weeks old. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 68-77°F. Seeds should sprout in 5-10 days.
Starting:
Sow seeds ½” deep. Set transplants 24-36″ apart in rows 5-6′ apart.
Growing:
Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8. Choose a warm, well-drained soil. Add dolomite lime and compost or well-rotted manure to the bed and ½-1 cup of balanced organic fertilizer beneath each transplant. Melons need warm growing conditions. Use black plastic, mulch, cloches, or floating row covers. Success may improve in raised beds. Melon plants require 8-10 weeks of good, hot growing weather from the middle of June to the end of August. During that time, a melon vine must grow 5-9 leaves before starting to flower, then set 4 or more male flowers before making its first female flower, and then ripen its fruit before cool, damp weather sets in. Melons do not ripen off the vine. During the entire growing season, make sure to provide ample water.
Harvest:
Fruit will ripen in late August to early September. Watermelon is ripe when the tendril nearest to the fruit withers and dries up.
Days to Maturity: 75 days
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Distance Apart: 24″ – 36″
Amount: 2g
